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  1. Diary

    Richmond upon ThamesPicturing ScienceAn exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in Richmond upon Thames (from 4 December to 26 February 2011) explores the collisions and collaborations between the worlds...

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  2. The Pick - Optical revelations

    Bridget Riley: Paintings and Related WorkNational Gallery, London, until 22 May 2011Bridget Riley has long been associated with the National Gallery. She copied one of its holdings, a portrait by Jan...

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  3. Sub-optimal experience

    Prime Minister David Cameron recently told students at the University of Peking that the increases to English tuition fees will reduce the high prices currently paid by international students who...

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  4. Two cultures, one humanity (1 of 2)

    Patrick Curry will excuse me if, like many others in these pages, I take the accusation that I am "deluded" as something of a badge of honour in these dark days ("Mission impossible", Letters, 25...

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  5. Two cultures, one humanity (2 of 2)

    Amid the sound and fury of the Browne plans and the Comprehensive Spending Review, it was wonderfully refreshing to read Martin Mills' eloquent plea for rapprochement between the sciences and the...

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  6. Ill suited for the task

    Tim Marshall, chief executive of the UK's Janet IT network, believes that within the academy, "ponytails and sandals" who waste money should be replaced by managers "with the guts to take things...

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  7. Ranking goldmine

    I'm surprised that no one at THE has noticed that the magazine is sitting on a mass of unanalysed citation data in its Index.I'm able to confirm, based on swift and dirty back-of-the-envelope...

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  8. Sounds familiar...

    If critical thinking involves "the ability to recognise problems...and to comprehend and use language with accuracy" as Linda Elder argues ("Achieving critical mass", 25 November), perhaps she should...

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  9. One gives one's blessing

    A.W. Purdue claims that until Princess Louise's marriage to the Marquis of Lorne in 1871, "no royal had married a subject since Henry VIII" ("Commoner chameleon", 25 November).In fact, James II...

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  10. Judit Nagy, 1963-2010

    A pioneer in the vital new field of proteomic medical research has died.Judit Nagy was born into a family of engineers in Budapest on 20 April 1963 and studied at the Eötvös Loránd University in...

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  11. Film review: Catfish

    A fresh take on an old tale impresses Duncan Wu, but leaves him with misgivings about exploitation

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  12. Nobody loves us - and we don't care!

    Our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has warmly welcomed the recent declaration by Tim Marshall, chief executive of the UK's Janet IT network, that managers who sought to "...

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  13. In the US, solid states give bang for the buck

    Alan Ryan tells us that even at £9,000 a year, higher education in the UK will still be cheaper than going to the University of California, Berkeley as an in-state student ("A big bang is off the...

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  14. No twist in Cable's logic

    I did not appreciate Times Higher Education's editorialising about Vince Cable's "tortuous logic" ("The Week in Higher Education", 25 November)."We didn't break a promise," says Cable, reasoning...

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  15. Don't pass your problems on

    Many thanks to Robin Baker for articulating the need for "a united voice" in the academy ("Sector must address 'fundamental' failure to challenge funding cuts", 25 November). Students and staff in...

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